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Turkmenistans Foreign Policy

Turkmenistan, an independent nation since 1991, is a strategically important Central Asian state. This book covers the most significant period of the establishment of the Turkmen political regime. At the core of this book is the Doctrine of Positive Neutrality, which, from 1995 onwards, constituted the theoretical backbone for the foreign policy of post-Soviet Turkmenistan. The author analyses the reason and aim of the concept, its significance for and impact on the countrys domestic and foreign relations, its practical implementation and its transformation into a tool of strengthening of absolute personal authority. Furthermore, he establishes whether Positive Neutrality has to be seen as a domestic-oriented foreign policy, which has been used by the Turkmen regime to reinforce its internal position. This is the first book-length and thorough analysis of Turkmenistans foreign policy. It furthers our understanding of Turkmenistan, and provides an informed background for the study of its foreign policy. It fills a void in the current literature, and it will constitute an essential reference for most scholars and researcher focusing on contemporary Central Asia, Russian foreign policy, Foreign Policy, International Relations and Comparative Politics.

Luca Anceschi is Research Associate at the Centre for Dialogue, La Trobe University, Australia. He is a graduate of the University of Naples LOrientale and of La Trobe University. His main research interests include the international politics of post-Soviet Central Asia and the Caucasus.

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Turkmenistans Foreign Policy

Positive Neutrality and the consolidation of the Turkmen regime

Luca Anceschi

First published 2009
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2009 Luca Anceschi

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Anceschi, Luca, 1976
Turkmenistan's foreign policy : positive neutrality and the consolidation of the Turkmen regime / Luca Anceschi.
p. cm. (Central Asian studies series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. TurkmenistanForeign relations. 2. TurkmenistanPolitics and government1991 I. Title.
DK938.8658.A53 2008 327.585dc22

ISBN 0-203-89231-3 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN10: 0-415-45440-9 (hbk)
ISBN10: 0-203-89231-3 (ebk)

ISBN13: 978-0-415-45440-7 (hbk)
ISBN13: 978-0-203-89231-2 (ebk)

To the memory of Pier Giovanni Donini (19362003)

Illustrations

Figures

Map of Turkmenistan

The USSR pipeline system

Turkmenistan: overview of pipeline projects

Turkmenistan (2007): completed natural gas pipelines

Tables

Post-Soviet Turkmenistan: membership in major international organisations

Turkmenistan: selected production indices (19901991)

Turkmenistan: selected production indices (19922003)

Soviet Republics: intra-union trade and external commerce (1990)

Turkmenistan: structure of trade (19922003)

Turkmenistan: destination of exports (19942005)

Turkmenistan: origin of imports (19942005)

Turkmenistan: proved reserves of oil and natural gas (most recent estimates)

Turkmenistan: foreign direct investment overview (selected years)

Qualitative assessment of Turkmenistans role in relations with Russia (19922006)

Acknowledgements

Without the support of many colleagues and friends, writing this book would have been far more difficult. This is my place to thank them all.

Professor Joseph Camilleri from La Trobe University has motivated me from the very first day and encouraged me throughout the writing and editing processes. Joes continued support has been indispensable for the completion of the book.

Lengthy conversations with Professor John Miller (La Trobe University) have assisted me in making sense of Turkmen politics and Turkmen history.

Dr Gwenda Tavan and her lovely family have been a fantastic support during my years in Australia. My colleagues at the Centre for Dialogue, Dr Michlis S. Michael, Mr Ben Zala and Dr George Myconos have also shared some of their time with me to hear about Turkmenistan and its obscure politics.

I am particularly grateful to the staff at the International Library Loan desk at the Borchardt Library at La Trobe University, who have spend many days in trying to get hold of books and articles on Positive Neutrality. I also acknowledge the support of the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of La Trobe University, which funded my research trip to Moscow and Europe in 2004.

Dr Andrea Teti (University of Aberdeen) and Dr Damien Bailey (La Trobe University) expressed very insightful comments on prior versions of this book.

I also want to express my gratitude to Professor Isabella Camera dAfflitto of the University of Rome La Sapienza, who kindly donated to me the Central Asian section of the library of her late husband, Professor Pier Giovanni Donini, to whose memory this book is dedicated.

My friends Fabio, Pizzi, Vesna, Lence, Johnny, Kosta, Chiara and Mauro have supported me across two continents.

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